Top animation Annie goes to 'Rango'

Los Angeles
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When you look at the winners for the Annie Awards, head right to the top award in the movie category and then you will find the Oscar front runner for Best Animated Feature.

Up against some heavy hitters this year, it was "Rango" who walked away a winner. It beat out competition from "A Cat in Paris," "Arrugas," "Arthur Christmas," "Cars 2," "Chico & Rita," "Kung Fu Panda 2," "Puss In Boots," "Rio" and "The Adventures of Tintin." Note that the Best Director in a Feature Production went to a different film as Jennifer Nelson for "Kung Fu Panda 2" took that honor. "Panda" had the most nominations going in with 12. For television, "The Simpsons" were honored for general audience animated production. The long-running show, which will celebrate its 500th episode in February, also won for writing for the "Treehouse of Horror XXII" episode (Caroline Omine) and Matthew Natsuk for directing.

As the makers of "Rango" relish its win, the competition for Oscar are "A Cat in Paris," "Chico & Rita," "Kung Fu Panda 2" and "Puss in Boots."

Here is a list of the winners of 39th Annual Annie Awards, which were handed out at UCLA’s Royce Hall Saturday (Feb. 4).